Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in Kansas
15 schools in Kansas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $38,018 at Johnson County Community College.
What this work pays in Kansas
Cooks, Restaurant in Kansas earn a median of $35,130 a year across 11,620 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $38,220 | 10,520 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $31,950 | 7,570 |
| Bartenders | $27,940 | 5,430 |
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other | $75,790 | 2,530 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | $48,240 | 2,170 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | Associate's degree | — | $38,018 (48 grads) | 19 |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $12,961 (16 grads) | 19 |
| Butler Community College El Dorado | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Butler Community College El Dorado | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Flint Hills Technical College Emporia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Flint Hills Technical College Emporia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Fort Hays Tech North Central Beloit | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Independence Community College Independence | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Washburn University Topeka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Washburn University Topeka | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Culinary Arts and Related Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.